Shield



April 23, 1929' c E. RANDALL 1,710,667

,SHIELD Filed April 1926 INVENTOR M! 6. Qua

BY 77k ATTORN Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. RANDALL, 0F STAPLETON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HILIBORN-HAM- BURGER, INCL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SHIELD.

Application filed April 6,

This invention relates to shields for use in holding buttons, buckles, clasps or other metallic parts of the regulation equipment of Army, N av y and Marine uniforms while such parts are being polished and for protecting the cloth and other parts of the uniform during the polishing operation.

As is well known, the regulation equipment of Army, Navy and Marine uniforms includes many metal buttons, buckles and clasps that require frequent polishing. As a matter of fact, several hours a week are required to keep the metal parts polished in accordance with service regulations.

This invention has for its salient object to provide a shield or protecting device of the character described so constructed that all of the metallic parts of the uniform equipment can be polished easily and expeditiously without soiling the uniform, garment or other parts of the equipment.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following specification taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a shield constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the shield or protector shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation taken substantially on line 3 3 of Fig.

The invention briefly described consists of a plate having a plurality of notches or slots fmrmcd at the edges thereof and a plurality of openings extending therethrough. The notches and openings are so arranged that the notches and openings will coactwith every metallic part of the regulation equip ment of the Army, Navy and Marine uniforms so that these parts can be held in position while being polished and the plate will protect the cloth or other parts of the uniform. The notches along one edge of the plate are so arranged as to coact with all of the buttons on the front of the uniform and a sliding bar or member is mounted on the plate and is adapted to secure the buttons to the plate and hold them in position as they are being polished. Further details of the invention will appear from the following description.

The shield or protector consists of a plate 10 preferably formed of some light metalhc material, such as aluminum. The plate 10 has a plurality of notches A, B, C, D and E 1926. Serial No. 100,118.

position when they are being olished, a slidable bar or strip 11 is mounte on the plate 10 by means of a pin and slot connection 12,13. The slidable strip 11 has formed therein notches having portions 15 parallel to the notches A, B, G, D and E and having portions 16 disposed at an angle, such as a right angle, with reference to the portions 15 or notches A, 1:3, C, l) and E. l/Vhen the shield is used to polish the buttons, the thread or connecting medium used for securing the buttons to the uniform is placed in the notches A, B, C, D and E and enters the portions 15 of the notches in the slidablc strip. The strip Will be positioned as shown in Fig. 1 when the buttons are being secured by the shield. After the thread or connecting medium has been placed in the inner ends of the notches, the strip 11 will be moved longitudinally so that the portions 16 of the notches therein will close the notches A, B, O, D and E and will firmly secure the buttons in position for polishing. Thereafter all of the buttons may be polished simultaneously.

Notches F and G are formed in the plate along one end thereof and are adapted to fit the large belt buckle.

Notches H, I and J along the edge opposite the notches A, B, C, D and E are adapted to fit the cartridge belt clasp.

Notches K, L are adapted to fit the small buckles on the cartridge belt.

It will be noted that the plate 10 has also formed therein a plurality of openings. The small opening M fits the eyelets on the cartridge belt. Opening N [its the insignia on the cartridge belt pack. Opening 0 fits the clasp on the pocket of the cartridge beltu Opening P fits the clasp on the first aid pack.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the single pl ate 10 is provided with means for securing and holding all of the various metallic parts of the regulation equipment of Army, Navy, and Marine uniforms. The device it will be observed is a unitary structure wherein certain metallic parts of the uniform may be placed in the slots A, B, C and the slide utilized to hold same in place while they are being polished, or if de- Ill sired, and quite frequently it is desirable, the openings N, O or P, as well as M of the slots H, I, J, K, or L are used at the same time as the slots A, B &c., so that various ditllerent metallic )arts of the uniform may be cleaned and polis led at one and the same time. T he use of this plate will greatly facilitate the polishing of these metallic parts and will very materially red co the amount of time required to polish the buttons, buckles and Clasps oi the equipment. Furthermore, the cloth or other parts of the equipement are protected from soiling.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will be understood that the invention capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating, parts may he made without tlfipflillfig irom the spirit or scope of: the invention, as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A shield and holding device consisting of a sheet of material. having}; a plurality of notches along an edge thereol and a p ate elidably mounted on said sheet and having angularly formed notches, spaced apart distances corresponding to the s 'iacing 0i i he notches in said sheet, said annular notches having portions adapted to aline with the other notches and having portions dispoi-ied at an angle thereto.

2. A device of the character described consisting of a plate having a plurality of parallel spaced notches extending inward y from the edge thereof and to strip slidably mounted on said plate adjacent said notches and having angnlarly torn'ied notches spaced apart corresponding to the spacing of the notches in said plate, said angular notches being so arranged that in one position of the strip, portions oi the strip notches will aline with the plate notches, said strip being so arranged that it may be slid on the plate to posit-i0 said portions of the angrlar notches out of alineinent with the plate notches, but with the other portion oi the angular notches overlapping the plate notches.

' ot the character described conplate of relatively thin, stifi maa plurality ol? parallel spaced notches nlong the QflF; thereof arranged to co-act with certs? metallic parts of uniform equipment, said plate also having; a plurality of openings therein so dimensioned so as to enact with other metallic parts of such equi p ment and a If, ip slidahly mounted on said plate adjacent sahl witches and having angularly :tormed mitrhe' s i krml apart correspondii of the notches in said plate, s2 :l U notches being so arranged that in one po in oi the strip portions of the strip note will aline with the plate notches, "rid p being); arranged that it may he lill on the plate to position said PHI"- l'ions oi the annular notches out ot' alinement with the plate notches but with the other portions of the angular notches overlapping the plate notches.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of March, 1926.

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